Naypyidaw vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Naypyidaw	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$690	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$588	$4399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	17	99
😀 Quality of life	21	99
🏙️ Population	1.16M	4.84M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6990th and 312th ($690 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Myanmar and Australia, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8811th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Sydney

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	Naypyidaw	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$393	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1132	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$386	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.96	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.65	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.46	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8095	$18951

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$613
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$655
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$783
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$588
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$919
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$593
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$612
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$792
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$312
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$599
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$461
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$626
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$391
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$623
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$594
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$625
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$380
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$295
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1168
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$296
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$301
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$271
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$428
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$555
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$339
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$598
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$390
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$608

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754